{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-36-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-36-4-5","heading":"Terminal condition defined","body":"Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, \"terminal condition\" means a condition caused by injury, disease, or illness from which, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty:\n(1) there can be no recovery; and\n(2) death will occur from the terminal condition within a short period of time without the provision of life prolonging procedures.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT","Chapter 4. Living Wills and Life Prolonging Procedures"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-36-4-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"087423551f21c16c84191d0f65d032d25bb56455d4aad6160c39d18446946fd4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-36-4-4","next":"us-in/ic-16-36-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}